Say Hey, Billy Mays
Oh, that Billy Mays. What can you say about a fella like Billy Mays?
Billy Mays knows how to say “power,” and Billy Mays knows how to say “full,” but ironically, Billy Mays can’t seem to say “powerful” without it sounding like “parful.” And wouldn’t you know it, many of the products promoted by Billy Mays are powerful, so he has no choice but to keep trying to get that darned word right. Poor old long-suffering Billy Mays.
Billy Mays works in the wonderful world of the eye of hell, but happy, innocent guy that he is, Billy Mays doesn’t understand that that thing they clip to his shirt is a microphone, and that they can control the level of his voice. Instead, Billy Mays screams at the top of his lungs about his various and sundry “parful” products. That silly Billy Mays.
For more about Billy Mays, be sure to check out Billy Mays Mayhem, which features a collection of the sounds of Billy Mays! Sadly, the collection doesn’t include Billy Mays saying “parful.” You’ll just have to take my word for it on that one.
Tags: Billy Mays, Eye of Hell, Parful
Category: Eye of Hell, Marketing, Satire
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Comments (6)
craig Hill on 25 Aug 2008 at 12:34 pm #
Anyone who speaks in a god awful raspy girly falsetto voice shouldn’t be allowed on TV! His voice affects me as much as ten nails being scraped on a chalkboard. It’s gotten so bad that within several hours of TV, he can be seen hawking any number of garbage gadgets; talk about over exposure which causes a lack of credibility. Mays especially lost my respect (not that he ever had much anyway, “used car salesman” can be spotted a mile away) when he very recently started the campaign promoting bogus health insurance. I called the company. They offer absolute garbage insurance. If you ever needed hospitalization they only offer $,1,000 max. Good luck with that piece of crap policy! He has the gaul to say that “this product is the one I’m the most proud to endorse in my entire career.” That did him in for me for good. I now either immediatley punch my remote for another channel as soon as I see his goony face or simply hit the mute button until he gets his fat ass off my screen. I propose banning Mays from TV—-he’s nothing more than a nuisance and one hell of an annoyance!
ken on 01 Sep 2008 at 4:44 pm #
I agree he sells some of the most worthless junk on Tv now.Some people will do anything for money.
DW on 01 Sep 2008 at 6:35 pm #
wake up people
back in the old west, they used to tar and feather people who sold snake oil
this happens when you have no conscience, no morals, no ethics
joan on 01 Sep 2008 at 8:36 pm #
His constant screaming makes me change the channel. I wonder if he can actually speak in a normal voice. Gosh, I hope he not married! If he is, I wonder if his wife screams also. Quite an interresting household. Screaming kids?
Herman Crouch on 03 Sep 2008 at 3:36 pm #
I would like to see if Billy could say a word with his hanks tied in back of him
Choosing An Announcer | qwerty's qoncepts on 14 Nov 2008 at 5:08 pm #
[...] A big part of that budget is going to go to getting a voice-over artist to read your copy. My advice is to spend the money to get this right. Listen closely to the people you audition. Obviously, you want them to convey the right mood. You want them to be able to get your audience excited about your product. But you also want them to sound like they know what they’re talking about. For example, if your product is powerful, and you want to make sure the public knows the product is powerful, be careful to hire an announcer who can say the word “powerful” without it coming out as “parful.” [...]